SLIDE 8 primary science objectives
- Euclid will measure the dark energy equation of state
parameters w0 and wa to a precision of 2% and 10% from the geometry and structure growth of the Universe.
- Euclid will thus achieve a Dark Energy Figure of Merit of 500(1500)
without (with) Planck Priors, thus improving by a factor of 50 (150) upon current knowledge.
- Euclid will test the validity of General Relativity against
modified gravity theories, and measure the growth factor exponent γ to an accuracy of 2%.
- Euclid will study the properties of dark matter by mapping its
distribution, testing the Cold Dark Matter paradigm and measuring the sum of the neutrino masses to a few 0.01eV in combination with Planck.
- Euclid will improve the constraints on the initial condition
parameters by a factor of 2-30 compared to Planck alone.
29 nov 2011 - P2IO Dark Energy workshop Hervé Dole, IAS - EUCLID Overview 8
from Yellow Book